› Forums › Geocaching in Wisconsin › General › Official West Bend Cache Ba$h Thread – 2010
- This topic has 87 replies, 30 voices, and was last updated 15 years, 4 months ago by
billrwilson.
-
AuthorPosts
-
04/29/2010 at 2:46 pm #1730022
It was requested that there be a central thread for all comments, discussions, and questions concerning the West Bend Cache Ba$h Mega Event this August. (See GC1XV02 ) August 13-15, 2010
As a committee member, I’ll keep a close eye on this topic and try to respond to questions as quickly as possible. I’m sure other members will do the same.
Note: Keep in mind that the event is hosted by the West Bend Area Chamber of Commerce. The geocachers on the committee hide the caches for you and have input, but final decisions regarding the rules and prizes are up to the Chamber. I’ll make sure questions or comments for the West Bend Chamber or Event Committee will be passed along to the appropriate channel when applicable.
04/29/2010 at 2:49 pm #1928101If your team is interested in partnering up with a newbie team for the Ba$h for one or both days, please send me a Private Message with your team name and any information we would need to know.
04/29/2010 at 2:57 pm #1928102Thank you for creating this thread.
Could a MOD please “sticky” this topic until after the event as this is Wisconsin’s showcase event and as such it deserves a bit of special attention here on the boards.
04/29/2010 at 3:43 pm #1928103@Lostby7 wrote:
Thank you for creating this thread.
Could a MOD please “sticky” this topic until after the event as this is Wisconsin’s showcase event and as such it deserves a bit of special attention here on the boards.
Consider it “stickied” 😉
04/30/2010 at 3:45 am #1928104This is a reminder that the cache ba$h caches will go “live” on Friday, August 13th at noon. The date on the event page reads, Saturday the 14th but the committee thought it would be a good idea to release the caches on the 13th so that geocachers would have more time to find them all 😆 and to take part in the other activites listed on the event page. EA
04/30/2010 at 10:23 am #1928105So to be clear, the caches are to be released around noon on Friday….registration begins at noon as well where I will get the stamp book. So if I wanted to I could find all 50 caches on Friday and hunt other non event caches / be all social on Saturday?
If this is true I’m really lovin the new extended hours and plan to camp out on Friday night….and perhaps Saturday night as well.
04/30/2010 at 10:44 am #1928106@Lostby7 wrote:
So to be clear, the caches are to be released around noon on Friday….registration begins at noon as well where I will get the stamp book. So if I wanted to I could find all 50 caches on Friday and hunt other non event caches / be all social on Saturday?
Yes, this is correct. [:D]
We’re trying extended hours so that teams have more time to enjoy the city, socializing, and overall caching experience without feeling a mad frenzy to find all 50 in one day (unless they want to). Also, with many more teams expected to attend than last year, we think two days will ease the congestion at the 50 caches so that there aren’t too many “lines” at the caches.
04/30/2010 at 11:02 am #1928107I think is a fantastic way to set this up and may create a less stressful environment for folks. I “plan” on a 100+ weekend….
Looking at the numbers registering for the event, this year this could be beyond MEGA.
04/30/2010 at 11:09 am #1928108Question….. Would any teams that own a Garmin Oregon or Colorado or another GPSr device that can do Wherigo caches be willing to participate in a team Wherigo activity on Friday the 13th evening of the event?
I’m planning to build a permanent Wherigo cache in West Bend, and I thought it would be nice for lots of teams to get the Wherigo experience (and icon) at the Friday Meet and Greet. I would love to have 4-5 groups of people at the starting point at 7 or 8 pm (or perhaps later for a “spookier” experience). I figure this cartridge will take about an hour to complete because it takes cachers all around Regner Park. Because there are many different points that must be visited around Regner, more than one group can depart at a time. I figured I would try to let each team in my group have a turn to hold the GPSr and read out loud the storyline that unfolds at each location so that they get a true Wherigo experience. There would be a physcial cache at the end that can be logged for the Wherigo icon.
Any interest (in helping me out)?
04/30/2010 at 11:59 am #1928109@thepharmgirl wrote:
Question….. Would any teams that own a Garmin Oregon or Colorado or another GPSr device that can do Wherigo caches be willing to participate in a team Wherigo activity on Friday the 13th evening of the event?
To be honest this might be tough to do as there are going to potentially be upwards of 800 people in the area and there could be hundreds of folks there Friday night interested in the Wherigo. With limited GPS units and at an hour to run the program you might run into problems. Also getting a working Wherigo up and running is really hard just look at the logs for the one up in Hudson…. GC23AMC. After the event (where I suspect there was inside information about locations given out), it was one crashing cartridge after another with many folks unable to run the program.
I think setting one up would be awesome but trying to organize groups to do it might be problematic….might be best to let folks team up on their own…if people have an interest they will find a way.
04/30/2010 at 12:38 pm #1928110@Lostby7 wrote:
@thepharmgirl wrote:
Question….. Would any teams that own a Garmin Oregon or Colorado or another GPSr device that can do Wherigo caches be willing to participate in a team Wherigo activity on Friday the 13th evening of the event?
I think setting one up would be awesome but trying to organize groups to do it might be problematic….might be best to let folks team up on their own…if people have an interest they will find a way.
Hmmm…. you could be right. I’ll keep brainstorming other ideas for Friday night.
04/30/2010 at 12:44 pm #1928111@thepharmgirl wrote:
@Lostby7 wrote:
@thepharmgirl wrote:
Question….. Would any teams that own a Garmin Oregon or Colorado or another GPSr device that can do Wherigo caches be willing to participate in a team Wherigo activity on Friday the 13th evening of the event?
I think setting one up would be awesome but trying to organize groups to do it might be problematic….might be best to let folks team up on their own…if people have an interest they will find a way.
Hmmm…. you could be right. I’ll keep brainstorming other ideas for Friday night.
Not saying don’t do it, just not to try and set up groups…let folks set themselves up with people with a Wherigo devise…people will find a way if they are interested.
04/30/2010 at 2:56 pm #1928112I would like to thank all those involved for the Friday idea. I hope it eliminates some of the tire squealing insanity that the rush to find 50 caused last year. The fact that I have another commitment to attend to on Saturday morning has nothing to do with my happiness 🙄
05/01/2010 at 4:14 am #1928113I have a Colorado, and I would LOVE a whereigo! I’d gladly team up with some people to run them through it.
05/01/2010 at 11:51 am #1928114@CacheARRRS wrote:
I have a Colorado, and I would LOVE a whereigo! I’d gladly team up with some people to run them through it.
Me too! (only I have an Oregon) 😉
-
AuthorPosts
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.